...
with the inhibition of bone formation (confirmed by bone
histomorphometry) and lower concentrations of bone for-
mation markers (especially OC) [60, 61]. By contrast, data
on bone resorption markers ... hormones are major determinants of bone
turnover in older men. Low concentration ofthe bioavailable
fraction of 17-estradiol is strongly associated with higher
levels ofthe markers of bone ... Organization ofthe Skeleton, CRC
Press, Boca Raton, 1986.
5. R. Baron, Importance ofthe intermediate phases between
resorption and formation in the measurement and under-
standing ofthe bone...
...
additional contextual information to the
students, confirming the value of DCT.
Furthermore, Hall, Bailey, and Tillman [31]
conducted a study to examine theeffectsof
illustrations on reading ... study. The
translation task would evaluate theeffectsof
pictures on students’ understanding ofthe texts
and the questionnaire was used to assess student
viewpoints ontheeffectsof pictures ... texts with the
help of graphic classification trees reflecting the
organization ofthe text; another group of
students read the text without the graphic trees.
The results showed that the students...
... time-consuming for firms to
change
the
size
of their asset portfolio because ofthe size of their markets and/or because of regulatory restrictions on
their
expansion.
In this
event,
the ... ofthe
model.
The level of profit efficiency
the ratio of predicted profits to maximum or optimal profits on
the frontier
(7r/7r0)
was measured for all large banks over
1980-1990,
whether ... precipitated by the
removal of many intrastate and interstate
gwgraphic
restrictions on bank branching and holding company
affiliation has continued into the
1990s.
At the outset ofthe
1980s,
only...
... Hartman
7
on the Domestic Capital Stock
43
of Capital
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Relation
of
the Directors
to
the
Work and Publications
of
the
National Bureau
of
Economic Research
1.
The ... copy ofthe manuscript for review.
Each manuscript shall contain a summary drawing attention to the nature and treatment ofthe
problem studied, the character ofthe data and their utilization ... motivation.
Within multinational firms, the higher the share of overseas operations in
the total production ofthe multinational, the higher the ratio of home employ-
ment to home production,...
... between parents and other adults,
the microcontext of interactions between parents and children,
the macrocontext ofthe neighborhood one lives in and the availability of
basic educational and health ... incidences of LBW among the
population. There should be reason to anticipate similar effectsonthe level of
the household with respect to cognitive and mental health outcomes.
Despitethe importanceofhouseholdclimateandparentingbehavioron ... was
the job ofthe schools). Laosa (50) found that Chicano mothers praised their
children less often and used more nonverbal cues than white mothers.
One limitation of these studies was that they...
... Based on Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) data
i
The Effectsof Land Use onthe Mobility of Elderly and Disabled and Their Homecare
Workers, and theEffectsof Care on Client ... providers, and the extent
of care consumers received. The six interrelated hypotheses predicted that, given the
income constraints of both populations and the disability constraints ofthe consumer ...
40
In terms of language, about 5% of consumer and provider respondents used the
Spanish version ofthe survey, while 7.4% of Contra Costa IHSS consumers consider
Spanish to be their primary...
... contribute to
the culmination of these effects in spontaneous abortion
[321].
The generation of ROS [322-324] is often associated
with DNA strand breaks induced by THC [315]. Epoxi-
dation of ... prevent the accumulation of iron in and
around endometriotic lesions [115]. Future studies in-
vestigating the use of iron chelators may prove beneficial
in the prevention of lesion formation and the ... [109].
Iron mediates production of ROS via the Fenton reac-
tion and induces OS [111]. In the peritoneum of patients
with endometriosis, accumulation of iron and heme
around endometriotic lesions...
... chairman ofthe ASCE Committees on Wind Effects, Dynamic Effects, and the Reliability of Offshore
Structures and recipient ofthe Federal Engineer ofthe Year Award from the National Society of ... the councils ofthe National Academy of Sciences, the National Academy of Engineering, and the Institute of Medicine.
The members ofthe committee responsible for the report were chosen for their ... 1970 by the National Academy of Sciences to secure the services of eminent members of
appropriate professions in the examination of policy matters pertaining to the health ofthe public. The Institute...
... seamless connections.
The present study aimed to detect the expression
of Cx40 and Cx43 in the artery at early stage of high
fat diet induced atherosclerosis and to investigate the
effects of AT1 ... proliferation is one ofthe important features
of atherosclerosis. The gap junction (GJ) and connexin
(Cx) between cells play crucial roles in the VSMC
disintegration and proliferation (1). At ... In the Losartan group, the ex-
pression of Cx40 in the intima did not profoundly
change compared with the high fat diet group (Fig. 2).
Transmission electron microscopy
Transmission electron...
... con-
dition. If the participant failed to indicate the name of
the condition regardless of a “yes”, the survey was
discarded assuming the participant did not fully un-
derstand the question. ... each situation, the participant was required
to rate their level of laughter on a scale of one (don’t
laugh) to ten (uncontrollable laughter). This question
represented the common daily scenarios ... beneficial effectsof laughter onthe blood
vessel. This study consisted of twenty volunteers,
where two video clips from both extremes ofthe
emotional spectrum were shown. At the end ofthe
videos,...